What would you do if you won the lottery? We believe that the first thing would be to inform our loved ones of the news immediately, because the emotion and happiness that an event like this causes makes it impossible for us not to want to share our joy.
However, not everyone thinks the same, or at least not a man, originally from China, who after winning the lottery did not say anything to his family, even going so far as to go in a costume to collect his juicy prize to stay in the anonymity.
According to information from South China Morning Postthe mystery man confesses to being a long-time fan of the lottery, having played for more than a decade until he finally hit the jackpot of the drawing, taking home an incredible amount of around 30.6 million dollars.
The lucky man, who identified himself under the pseudonym Mr. Li, bought 40 lottery tickets for 80 yuan (11 US dollars) in the Guangxi Zhuang region, with such good fortune that he chose the same seven numbers on each ticket.
By hitting all the numbers, Li was entitled to a payment of 5.48 million yuan per ticket, but since he bought 40 of them he almost reached the lofty figure of 220 million yuan ($30.6 million).
However, when collecting his prize, the man went in a cartoon costume to the Guangxi Welfare Lottery Distribution Center in the region’s capital city. It is worth mentioning that this practice has become popular in China to protect the identity of the winners when attending the check ceremony.
But before we judge him so harshly, let’s get to know Mr. Li’s argument, as it seems he did it for a good purpose, as he fears his family will change for the worse when they find out they have such a fortune.
I have not told my wife or my son. I worry that they will feel superior to other people, that they will become too complacent and will not work or make an effort in the future
In addition, the Chinese media outlet also reported that Mr. Li had been playing the lottery with the same seven-number combination for years because he found them pleasing.
We assume that this huge prize was already destined for him. In addition, it seems that he is not a selfish man, since the first thing that Li did was donate five million yuan (more than 600 thousand dollars) to charity.